Best PlacesCentral Oak Park, Sacramento, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Central Oak Park, Sacramento, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Central Oak Park, Sacramento ranks 3,362nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on transit, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Central Oak Park, Sacramento
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Central Oak Park, Sacramento's strengths and weaknesses
Where Central Oak Park, Sacramento ranks high
- TransitBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 157 pleasant days a year, better than 79% of neighborhoods
Where Central Oak Park, Sacramento ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 23% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Central Oak Park, Sacramento
A household needs to earn about $108,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Central Oak Park, Sacramento home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $65,217, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Central Oak Park, Sacramento's effective rate of 0.65%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Central Oak Park, Sacramento
Central Oak Park, Sacramento runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Central Oak Park, Sacramento.
Who works in Central Oak Park, Sacramento, and how
Work in Central Oak Park, Sacramento centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in Central Oak Park, Sacramento
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Central Oak Park, Sacramento.
What the weather is like in Central Oak Park, Sacramento, month by month
Central Oak Park, Sacramento sees roughly 157 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 49° | 39° |
| April | 76° | 60° | 46° |
| July | 96° | 75° | 59° |
| October | 82° | 64° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Central Oak Park, Sacramento
Sacramento International sits about 13 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 6.8 million passengers in 2025, with 85 nonstop destinations.
Central Oak Park, Sacramento measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Central Oak Park, Sacramento against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Central Oak Park, Sacramento
Is Central Oak Park, Sacramento a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Central Oak Park, Sacramento ranks 3,362nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on transit, walkability, and biking, and lowest on cell coverage and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Central Oak Park, Sacramento expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $422,676. The overall cost of living runs about 19% above the national average. Set against a $65,217 median income, cost of living beats 17% of neighborhoods.
Is Central Oak Park, Sacramento safe?
Central Oak Park, Sacramento is safer than 42% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $524 per resident a year.
Compare Central Oak Park, Sacramento with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Central Oak Park, Sacramento. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Central Oak Park, Sacramento represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Central Oak Park, Sacramento detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Central Oak Park, Sacramento: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Central Oak Park, Sacramento: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Central Oak Park, Sacramento: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Central Oak Park, Sacramento: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Central Oak Park, Sacramento detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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